Senka the African (1927)

Original title

Сенька-африканец

Directed by

Yuri Merkulov, Daniil Cherkes, Ivan Ivanov-Vano

Genre

live-action/animated film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

16 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A silent Soviet film that mixes live action with hand-drawn animation. It follows a young boy who dreams of a crocodile and journeys to Africa.

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What happens

«Се́нька-африка́нец» (также «Крокоди́л Крокоди́лович») — советский немой рисованный мультипликационный фильм в сочетании с натурной и павильонной съёмкой. Создан на студии «Межрабпом-Русь» в 1927 году по мотивам сказки К. Чуковского «Крокодил». Первый в СССР мультфильм для детской аудитории. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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